Spyware Warrior reports about new rogue anti spyware -Ultimate Defender Uses flawed, inadequate detections scheme. Same app as 1stAntiVirus, KillSpy, SpyDeface, SpyContra, & XSRemover Downloadable from udefender.com.
Hotbar Web Tools is a collection of browser and system enhancements. The primary application is the Hotbar toolbar, a which is a “skinable” browser toolbar for Internet Explorer. When a user installs the Hotbar toolbar, other utilities are also installed including AccuWeather, a local weather program; WOWPapers, a desktop wallpaper utility; Outlook Tools, a collection
Redbrowser.A is J2ME based Java Midlet that sends SMS messages to specific number. The Redbrowser pretends to be a WAP browser that offers free WAP browsing using free SMS messages to send the WAP page contents. But what Redbrowser actually does is to send SMS messages to one specific number thus it may cause financial
The Mobile Antivirus Researchers Association claims to have detected the first worm that can jump from a PC to a Windows Mobile-powered wireless device. The ‘Crossover’ worm nests itself in a directory on a Windows PC where it will automatically activate once the user connects a Windows Mobile device using Microsoft ActiveSync. The digital pest
Yesterday Kaspersky Lab came across a worm with a German (speaking) background, Email-Worm.Win32.Skowor.b. In contrary to programs like GPCode, Skowor is able to replicate; it tries to spread via a share that it creates. When installed, the worm displays a message telling the user that s/he has 5 pc reboots in order to get a
Security company Panda Software yesterday unveiled the beta version of its Panda DesktopSecure for Linux workstations. As Linux systems become increasingly prominent for home use and in corporate environments, the firm said that DesktopSecure aims to protect both types of workstations, providing anti-malware protection managed via a graphic console. The product also includes an enhanced
Michael Lehn has discovered a vulnerability in Mac OS X, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user’s system. The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the processing of file association meta data in ZIP archives (stored in the “__MACOSX” folder) and mail messages (defined via the AppleDouble MIME format).
Spyware Warrior reports about new rogue anti spyware – The Spyware Shield The Spyware Shield uses inadequate detection scheme. This app as Ad-Purge Spyware Remover, Privacy Crusader, & Spy Reaper Downloadable from thespywareshield.com
A new variant of W32/Feebs is making the rounds. Fellow handler Bojan has spent quite some time with de-obfuscating the JavaScript and VB code, and we’re still looking at what it does besides downloading base64 encoded versions of W32/Feebs. You might want to block access to *.coconia.net *.by.ru *.kazan.bz *.t35.com *.freecoolsite.com *.nm.ru until the AV
